Red Wines

I love it when my reading matter has a good opening line. It sets the tone, but it also sets the bar. The trio...

Few people would describe Roman Emperor Nero as nice; he was blood-thirsty and probably started the Great Fire of Rome to make way for his golden palace… Fortunately, Nero d’Avola is not named after him, as wine marketers would have had to overcome some seriously negative name recognition…

Carignan, it may be said, is the workhorse grape that could.  Gruff and mass-producing, on the one hand, it is capable of real elegance...